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Number four, ensure"},{"speaker":"Stephen McLain","startTime":987.72,"endTime":991.77,"body":"your team has time for personal"},{"speaker":"Stephen McLain","startTime":987.72,"endTime":991.77,"body":"development, and five how task"},{"speaker":"Stephen McLain","startTime":991.77,"endTime":995.82,"body":"management affects team culture."},{"speaker":"Stephen McLain","startTime":991.77,"endTime":995.82,"body":"I encourage you to approach"},{"speaker":"Stephen McLain","startTime":995.82,"endTime":998.79,"body":"tasks that your team must"},{"speaker":"Stephen McLain","startTime":995.82,"endTime":998.79,"body":"complete through a leadership"},{"speaker":"Stephen McLain","startTime":998.79,"endTime":1003.53,"body":"lens as you develop a strong"},{"speaker":"Stephen McLain","startTime":998.79,"endTime":1003.53,"body":"team culture, built on trust and"},{"speaker":"Stephen McLain","startTime":1003.53,"endTime":1007.34,"body":"focused on empowerment and long"},{"speaker":"Stephen McLain","startTime":1003.53,"endTime":1007.34,"body":"term development. You have to"},{"speaker":"Stephen McLain","startTime":1007.34,"endTime":1010.22,"body":"complete the tasks. But let's"},{"speaker":"Stephen McLain","startTime":1007.34,"endTime":1010.22,"body":"use the tasks and various"},{"speaker":"Stephen McLain","startTime":1010.22,"endTime":1014.9,"body":"projects that come our way to"},{"speaker":"Stephen McLain","startTime":1010.22,"endTime":1014.9,"body":"develop our team to make them"},{"speaker":"Stephen McLain","startTime":1014.9,"endTime":1018.5,"body":"better, to give them"},{"speaker":"Stephen McLain","startTime":1014.9,"endTime":1018.5,"body":"opportunities to shine in front"},{"speaker":"Stephen McLain","startTime":1018.5,"endTime":1022.1,"body":"of the executive team to get"},{"speaker":"Stephen McLain","startTime":1018.5,"endTime":1022.1,"body":"them recognition. I know that"},{"speaker":"Stephen McLain","startTime":1022.1,"endTime":1025.64,"body":"just doing your daily job every"},{"speaker":"Stephen McLain","startTime":1022.1,"endTime":1025.64,"body":"day will not help you advance"},{"speaker":"Stephen McLain","startTime":1025.67,"endTime":1029.54,"body":"you must do more. The next week"},{"speaker":"Stephen McLain","startTime":1025.67,"endTime":1029.54,"body":"I'll be talking about the weekly"},{"speaker":"Stephen McLain","startTime":1029.57,"endTime":1033.29,"body":"team meeting and how you can use"},{"speaker":"Stephen McLain","startTime":1029.57,"endTime":1033.29,"body":"it properly. I can't wait to"},{"speaker":"Stephen McLain","startTime":1033.29,"endTime":1036.2,"body":"share. 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